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:: Tuesday, September 30, 2003 ::
So I'm back home now. Had a good time in CA visiting friends, but only had 15 hours of sleep over the 3 days I was there. Brutal.
But as usual, I made good use of my airport time and completed 75% of a new tune...
:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
50. Mechaniceluard
Chicago Electronic
57. Bog
67. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers
84. Metropolitan
95. Mechaniceluard
:: DJ 5:48 AM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, September 28, 2003 ::
Having a great time in San Francisco...but little sleep...
:: DJ 11:05 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
25. Mechaniceluard
World Hard House
41. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
20. Raindrop From Heaven
30. Mechaniceluard
38. Faster Than I Crawl
48. Eleanor, Again and Again
59. No Longer Meditative
92. Slough
:: DJ 11:00 AM [+] ::
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:: Friday, September 26, 2003 ::
Off to California tonight. Land at 10:30 PM (that's 12:30 AM for me in my time zone) and go straight to a party. Oof. Hardcore.
:: DJ 5:51 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
20. Mechaniceluard
World Hard House
39. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
16. Mechaniceluard
36. Faster Than I Crawl
52. Eleanor, Again and Again
:: DJ 5:47 AM [+] ::
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:: Thursday, September 25, 2003 ::
World Hard House
27. Faster Than I Crawl
World Ilbient
28. Mechaniceluard
Chicago Electronic
16. Faster Than I Crawl
23. No Longer Meditative
28. Eleanor, Again and Again
49. Mechaniceluard
93. Brevity
:: DJ 5:58 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 ::
World Hard House
54. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
66. Faster Than I Crawl
:: DJ 5:45 AM [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, September 23, 2003 ::
Taking part in a HardcorePromo promotion. Basically they send out 1000 CDs to a bunch of radio stations, etc. Will see what happens...
:: DJ 8:45 PM [+] ::
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:: Monday, September 22, 2003 ::
Going to California this week.
California is always fun.
Bay Area. Friends. Can't be beat.
:: DJ 7:14 PM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, September 21, 2003 ::
Chicago Electronic
74. Placid Abstraction
:: DJ 7:25 AM [+] ::
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:: Saturday, September 20, 2003 ::
Chicago Electronic
35. Slough
69. Placid Abstraction
:: DJ 6:21 AM [+] ::
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:: Friday, September 19, 2003 ::
I don't want to jinx anything, but the Canadian TV show ZeD is looking to use Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers on the air!
:: DJ 5:52 AM [+] ::
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World Ilbient
57. Mechaniceluard
Chicago Electronic
35. Slough
85. Raindrop From Heaven
92. Mechaniceluard
:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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:: Thursday, September 18, 2003 ::
BTW, where are the Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
:: DJ 6:05 AM [+] ::
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No country outside the US had more than 100 listens last week. Oh, well. Hong Kong did come close with 84 though. I guess that's a continuatioin of my "Asian Invasion" - or more accurately - my "Asian Infiltration" (since I'm one guy and don't have an army of roadies - hell, I'd be very efficient on tour: a bag of clothes, 2 laptops, a mixing board; if I could use the club's sound system, I wouldn't even need to bring speakers).
Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-9
Listens By Region
Argentina 12
Austria 13
Belgium 3
Brazil 7
Canada 13
Chile 2
China 26
Denmark 7
Estonia 3
France 14
Germany 3
Greece 4
Guatemala 1
Haiti 3
Heard Island and McDonald Islands 3
Hong Kong 84
Italy 1
Japan 1
Lithuania 2
Malaysia 12
Mexico 2
Netherlands 8
Russian Federation 3
Spain 3
Sweden 2
Togo 1
Tunisia 1
United Kingdom 6
United States 2424
United States Minor Outlying Islands 1
Average Age of Listener 31
Listens By Gender
FEMALE 19.86%
MALE 80.13%
:: DJ 6:02 AM [+] ::
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I was wondering why Mechaniceluard wasn't doing better on the charts, because it's a song I really like. It's a result of what happens when I listen to too much Aphex Twin - and it has an interesting story behind it.
I started this song at Logan International Airport in Boston while waiting for a flight to Paris. I continued to work on it over the Atlantic and finished it at the Royal Windsor Hotel in Brussels, near the Grand Place. At Logan, I did most of the loop selection. Over the Atlantic, I did most of the arranging. And, then at the Royal Windsor, I'd wake up every morning, and for an hour I'd tweak it, cut it, etc etc.
It's very much inspired by the Surrealist Eluard and jet lag.
World Ilbient
15. Mechaniceluard
Chicago Electronic
10. Raindrop From Heaven
12. Mechaniceluard
21. Placid Abstraction
42. Eleanor, Again and Again
43. No Longer Meditative
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:: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 ::
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:: DJ 5:55 AM [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 ::
World IDM
18. Illumined Pleasures
World Hard House
30. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
12. Raindrop From Heaven
14. Illumined Pleasures
27. Faster Than I Crawl
53. Kitty
55. Savitur
82. Prattle
89. Secret
90. Revel
93. The Monkey's Arm
:: DJ 5:49 AM [+] ::
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I've been having a harder and harder time finding time to work on music. Too much work. Plus I've been spending 30 minutes per day (approximately) promoting (sending demos, etc) - which I used to spend tweaking songs. Have to do something about that.
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:: Monday, September 15, 2003 ::
World House
22. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
10. Faster Than I Crawl
24. Raindrop From Heaven
:: DJ 5:53 AM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, September 14, 2003 ::
Looks like D R E A M D A Z E is listed on Top Tempo. It's always nice when stuff like that happens.
:: DJ 8:23 AM [+] ::
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I like it that Faster Than I Crawl is still charting well. It's funny, because I did the song on a lark, and it was rejected by raw42, but lots of people still like it.
:: DJ 7:43 AM [+] ::
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World Hard House
24. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
4. Raindrop From Heaven
11. Faster Than I Crawl
28. Slough
61. Brevity
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:: Friday, September 12, 2003 ::
Didn't get my normal post in as usual this morning. Worked a 15 hour day yesterday and overslept a bit - but still got to work early. Just didn't have time to do my usual morning rankings or random thought.
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:: Thursday, September 11, 2003 ::
Aghanistan comes through with 21 again - strong and steady, but Malaysia is the big winner this week with 159 listens. Go Malaysia!
Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-9-2
Listens By Region
Afghanistan 21
Argentina 1
Aruba 1
Australia 2
Belgium 41
Brazil 9
Brunei Darussalam 4
Canada 28
China 99
Congo 1
Denmark 6
Egypt 6
El Salvador 3
France 6
France, Metropolitan 29
Germany 3
Greece 3
Hungary 4
India 4
Israel 29
Italy 2
Japan 25
Jordan 1
Korea, South 1
Kuwait 2
Lithuania 88
Malaysia 159
Malta 1
Mexico 7
Moldova 1
Netherlands 8
Norway 1
Peru 9
Poland 9
Russian Federation 15
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2
South Africa 5
Spain 80
Sweden 1
Switzerland 3
Taiwan 3
Turkey 24
United Kingdom 31
United States 2623
United States Minor Outlying Islands 10
Vanuatu 10
Venezuela 2
Yemen 1
Average Age of Listener 30
Listens By Gender
FEMALE 14.28%
MALE 85.71%
:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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The songs are hanging steady...
World IDM
3. Illumined Pleasures
World Hard House
10. Faster Than I Crawl
World Happy Hardcore
27. Wretched Bliss
World Down Tempo
55. Raindrop From Heaven
World Techno
68. Illumined Pleasures
World House
89. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
3. Illumined Pleasures
4. Raindrop From Heaven
6. Faster Than I Crawl
27. Eleanor, Again and Again
28. Wretched Bliss
29. No Longer Meditative
30. Atmosherocephalic
32. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
50. Slough
:: DJ 5:56 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 ::
Here's what Raw42 says about Mechaniceluard:
meaty electro robotic body popping early fsol-styled avant garde track with deep snarling analog synths, zaps galore and other wild and crazy goings on...
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:: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 ::
Well, Slough is no longer a featured song on mp3.com, but it seems the attention it brought my songs still remains. What's cool is that the attention cuts across genres. Slough is an ambient song, but the songs topping the charts now are IDM (Illumined Pleasures), down tempo (Raindrop From Heaven), hard house (Faster Than I Crawl), drum n bass (Eleanor, Again and Again) and happy hard core (Wretched Bliss).
World IDM
3. Illumined Pleasures
World Hard House
10. Faster Than I Crawl
World Happy Hardcore
27. Wretched Bliss
World Down Tempo
55. Raindrop From Heaven
World Techno
68. Illumined Pleasures
World House
89. Faster Than I Crawl
Chicago Electronic
3. Illumined Pleasures
4. Raindrop From Heaven
6. Faster Than I Crawl
28. Eleanor, Again and Again
29. Wretched Bliss
30. No Longer Meditative
31. Atmosherocephalic
33. The Honorable Margaret Chase Smith
51. Slough
:: DJ 5:55 AM [+] ::
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Mechaniceluard, my first attempt at ilbient, is now avaiable on mp3.com and is published by raw42.
:: DJ 5:48 AM [+] ::
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:: Monday, September 08, 2003 ::
110 listens from China and 160 from Malaysia last week. This is the first time I've had such strong showing in Asia. And it started last week with Viet Nam.
Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-30
Listens By Region
Afghanistan 3
Andorra 1
Argentina 4
Aruba 1
Australia 13
Belgium 42
Bolivia 3
Brazil 12
Brunei Darussalam 4
Canada 73
Chile 8
China 110
Colombia 3
Congo 1
Croatia 1
Denmark 14
Egypt 10
El Salvador 3
Estonia 6
Finland 1
France 13
Georgia 1
Germany 13
Greece 3
Guatemala 3
Hong Kong 2
Hungary 5
Iceland 1
India 8
Iran 1
Israel 30
Italy 2
Jamaica 3
Japan 20
Korea, South 6
Kuwait 2
Lithuania 93
Malaysia 160
Maldives 6
Malta 3
Mexico 22
Moldova 1
Morocco 1
Netherlands 28
New Zealand 2
Norway 8
Pakistan 7
Peru 11
Philippines 8
Poland 61
Portugal 28
Romania 1
Russian Federation 25
Saint Lucia 1
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 2
Singapore 8
Slovenia 3
South Africa 4
Spain 83
Sweden 9
Switzerland 4
Taiwan 3
Thailand 1
Tunisia 2
Turkey 26
United Arab Emirates 2
United Kingdom 47
United States 2878
United States Minor Outlying Islands 8
Uruguay 2
Vanuatu 11
Venezuela 5
Viet Nam 8
Average Age of Listener 29
Listens By Gender
FEMALE 21.31%
MALE 78.68%
:: DJ 5:57 AM [+] ::
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:: Sunday, September 07, 2003 ::
Blogger was down yesterday when I tried to post (that's why the lack of post from yesterday).
Here's some recent rankings...
World Hard House
17. Faster Than I Crawl
World Ambient
21. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
9. Faster Than I Crawl
13. Raindrop From Heaven
41. Bayou
48. Eleanor, Again and Again
53. Grumbling Lizard
54. Wretched Bliss
60. Grandpa Ralph
63. Bad Art Damage
66. No Longer Meditative
70. Lobster Telephone
71. Absolutely Modern
73. The Monkey's Arm
76. Kitty
84. Shameless Abundance
96. Metropolitan
:: DJ 8:13 PM [+] ::
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:: Friday, September 05, 2003 ::
As always, I love it when 20-minute techno songs chart (see 6 Apparitions Of Lenin In A Cowfish Opus)...
World Ambient
9. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
12. Bayou
19. Faster Than I Crawl
62. Raindrop From Heaven
82. 6 Apparitions Of Lenin In A Cowfish Opus
84. Drift
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:: Thursday, September 04, 2003 ::
I do believe this is the highest Fray, one of my first attempts at industrial, has ever charted.
World Electronic
80. Slough
World Ambient
5. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
29. Bayou
32. Fray
41. Faster Than I Crawl
50. Eleanor, Again and Again
57. No Longer Meditative
59. Automobiling Jazz Dancing Nightlifers
60. Premature Ossification
:: DJ 6:01 AM [+] ::
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:: Wednesday, September 03, 2003 ::
Wow! Afghanistan is still up there at 68 listens, continuing their steady rate, but Poland comes in at 113 and Viet Nam comes in massively at 513! Go Viet Nam!
Premium Artist Stats for the week beginning 2003-8-25
Listens By Region
Afghanistan 68
Albania 6
Algeria 1
Andorra 1
Argentina 24
Australia 22
Austria 1
Bahamas 1
Belgium 5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 4
Brazil 40
Bulgaria 1
Canada 79
Chile 7
China 47
Colombia 6
Costa Rica 2
Cyprus 1
Czech Republic 1
Denmark 12
Dominican Republic 7
Egypt 3
Estonia 16
Finland 12
France 31
France, Metropolitan 1
Germany 20
Greece 4
Grenada 6
Guatemala 3
Hong Kong 2
Hungary 19
Iceland 1
India 28
Indonesia 10
Iran 5
Ireland 5
Israel 9
Italy 16
Jamaica 5
Japan 12
Korea, South 3
Latvia 4
Lebanon 5
Lithuania 6
Malaysia 11
Malta 1
Marshall Islands 1
Mauritania 9
Mexico 69
Morocco 4
Mozambique 1
Myanmar 3
Netherlands 36
New Zealand 2
Norway 7
Pakistan 7
Papua New Guinea 1
Peru 6
Philippines 16
Poland 113
Portugal 21
Puerto Rico 1
Romania 8
Russian Federation 19
Saint Helena 1
Singapore 14
Slovakia 1
Slovenia 7
South Africa 37
Spain 10
Sri Lanka 1
Sweden 22
Switzerland 10
Sao Tomè and Principe 1
Taiwan 1
Thailand 1
Tunisia 5
Turkey 6
United Arab Emirates 1
United Kingdom 46
United States 2279
United States Minor Outlying Islands 4
Uruguay 4
Venezuela 18
Viet Nam 513
Virgin Islands, British 1
Western Sahara 6
Average Age of Listener 26
Listens By Gender
UNKNOWN 0.11%
FEMALE 23.53%
MALE 76.34%
:: DJ 8:04 PM [+] ::
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This is the first time Electrogratification, Try and Vapours have charted (I think). Will wonders never cease.
World Electronic
63. Slough
World Ambient
3. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
12. Raindrop From Heaven
48. Serene Anguish
59. Tumble
61. Shifty
68. Electrogratification
81. Bayou
86. Fray
88. Try
90. Diffuse
91. Savitur
92. Vapours
:: DJ 6:03 AM [+] ::
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The laptop DJ gig went well at the block party. Played disco (by request) for an hour in the evening and had the whole block dancing.
:: DJ 5:57 AM [+] ::
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:: Tuesday, September 02, 2003 ::
World Ambient
5. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
78. Bayou
:: DJ 6:01 AM [+] ::
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:: Monday, September 01, 2003 ::
Slough is still a 'featured electronic' song on mp3.com. Sure wish I knew what the criteria was for getting a song there, because it sure has made a difference for exposure. A lot of people from all over the world have been exposed to my music because of it.
:: DJ 7:48 AM [+] ::
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Slough continues to hang tough though it slipped to number 4 on the ambient charts.
World Electronic
62. Slough
World Ambient
4. Slough
Chicago Electronic
2. Slough
16. Bayou
30. Suburban Summer Evening Back Porch Riff
:: DJ 7:45 AM [+] ::
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